Introducing MacMan'sALC8xxHDA.kext, a single combined LegacyHDA replacement for Realtek ALC888, ALC887/888b, ALC889, ALC885/889a, and ALC892 high-definition audio codecs. In order to initiate audio, this driver must be combined with a DSDT from the DSDT Database or HDAEnabler. For any codecs other than the native ALC885/889a, AppleHDA Rollback must also be used. All options now available in the latest MultiBeast.

Today MultiBeast was updated to version 3.0. We've made quite a few structural changes, including enabling all choices, so no options are greyed out. The downside to this is you can now choose to install everything within a category. Only check the top level choice and the specific sub-choice options. Checking the category, or root option will most likely corrupt your installation by installing unwanted or unneeded options.

It used to be that any tiny system was too underpowered to be a real workstation. Mini-ITX systems with Atom processors and integrated graphics are no good for gaming or HD, let alone having enough horsepower to run professional applications.

Over the past year, many manufacturers have put out Socket 1156 (Intel Core-i3/i5/i7 compatible) Mini-ITX motherboards, completely changing the custom mini-build landscape. Now one can build a tiny powerhouse capable of running a full-sized graphics card, and a modern quad-core CPU.

The transition to 1156 has also altered people's ideas of an HTPC, as now your television can be the centerpiece of a very fast, and quiet computer build. We've put together the following spec build based on a rig that was contributed to the site earlier this year. It's meant to be a jumping off point for further customization, but if purchased verbatim would work 100% with audio + video through HDMI. This system is fully supported by iBoot + MultiBeast.

Today MultiBeast was updated to version 2.6. The major change in this release is Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease r651. This new version provides more comprehensive NVIDIA 4xx "Fermi" GraphicsEnabler support. We have also decided to use the latest RC5 as the default bootloader for EasyBeast and UserDSDT going forward.